Geoege henry mckee



(No Model.)

G. H. MGKEB.

CALENDAR.

No. 463,970. Patented NOV. 10,1891.

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: fi 11 I EN UNITEDY STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE HENRY MOKEE, O F DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALE TO GEORGE B. IIOlVLE AND ALBERT S: I-IARRELL.

CALENDAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 468,070, dated November 10, 1891.

i Application filed July 13, 1891- Serial No. 399,427. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, GEORGE HENRY Mo- KEE, of Darlington, in the county of Darlington and State of South Carolina, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Pocket Century Calendars and Stamp-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

' My invention is an improved calendar and stam p-holder intended especially for carrying Io in the pocket and to enable the user to quickly determine the day of the Week of any date in the period comprehended by the calendaiand at the same time furnishes means for conveniently carrying postage-stamps and the like.

To these ends the invention consists in certain features of construction and novel combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.`

2o In the drawings, Figure 1 is a face view of the improvement as in use. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section thereof. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the device closed. Fig. et is a rear view of the devicelopen, the stamp-box lid being also opened. Fig. 5 isa view of the rear side of the main dial, and Fig. Gis a view of a part of the front side of the said dial.

In carrying out the invention I provide a box or casing formed, preferably, of two sections A and B, hinged together at one edge C and provided at the opposite edge with a suitable fastening or latch D, and the improved apparatus includes a face-plate E, a monthplate having a fixed relation to the face-plate,

3 5 the main dial G, the lock-dial or scale H, the detent I, and the arrow or return-check J. The parts E, F, G, I-I, I, and .I form a part of and are secured to the section A, while in the section B, I provide a box or .compartment K,

4o provided with an oiled or waxed bottom piece 7c to receive stamps, such box K being preferably provided with a lid and latch, so that the stamps can be secured.

The faceplate is provided with a segmental sight-opening L and is provided along the upper edge of said Vopening with characters M, designating the days of the week, usually the HSHCE'NI, ECTH HKV, CLV-F777 UF, and S of such days, as shown. Within the section A and separated from the face-plate by 5o a narrow space I secure a plate N, formed to provide the month-plate E, a supporting-bar t' for the detent I, the return-dial, and a support ing-bar for the arrow or indicator thereof. The month-plate E has a segment-shaped openingf and is provided along the side edges thereof with the names of the months, such names being preferably arranged six on each s ide of the openingf to reduce the length of such opening and render the device more 6o compact. t

The main dial Gis arranged and journaled between the face-plate and monthplate and is supported on a pin or shaft G, projected inward from the face-plate, its inner end forming a stud-like portion g', projecting through the month-plate and supporting the lock-dial, the portion g being preferably non-circular,

as shown, so that the lock-dial will be keyed to the main dial, the latter being thus practically 7o provided with the lock-dial. On the loclmiial I provide seven letters or characters H', preferably the letters A to G,77 inclusive, as shown.

On the rear side of the main dial Iprovide sections or divisions lv corresponding to the openingf in the month-plate E and arranged to be turned into register therewith. These divisions M are numbered from 1 to 14, inclusive, and each division is provided with 8o letters or characters N', corresponding to the characters I-I on the loclcdial and arranged to register with the days of the month arranged along the edges of the opening f. The lock-dial is notched and provided with a detent-pointer I, normally engaging in one of such notches in such manner as to lock the dial from turning, and at the. same time may be pressed outof the notch to permit the dial to be turned to different positions. The main 9o dial has its edge milled and projects at x beyond the box, so that it can be engaged by the finger to turn the main dial, and through it the lock-dial, as may be desired. The front side of the main dial shows through the segmental opening in the face-plate and is provided with numbers P, arranged to represent the days of the months arranged in weeks, as

sponding to those on the lock-dial and provided with a pointer J 3, adjustable to indicate any one of the characters J 2. v

Suitably arranged on the casing is a table P', which is preferably upon the back of the section B and contains a list of years covering a certain period, usually and preferably one hundred years, each year being accompanied bya designatingletter,figure, or other `character Q, corresponding to the numbers of the divisions M all the years that are alike in respect to the same days of the same' month falling on the same days of .the week being designated -by the same character. Manifestly the calendars may be made for any period of one hundred or other number of years, or, if desired, might be supplied with tables covering a plurality of such periods.

The operation of the device will be bestuuderstood from a description of its workings. Suppose, for instance, it is desired to find the day of the week on which July lO, 1835, fell. 1835 is selected because it is one of the years placed upon the calendar-table P. On eX- amining the table P it is found that its designating-number is 2. I then open the case and turn the main dial until the space M', with the figure 2, showsthrough the opening in the month-plate. Then the letter D will be found opposite or registering with J uly. The dials are now again revolved until the letter D on the lock-dial is turned to position for the pointer ordetent to enter its notch. The dials now are locked. I now close the case and turn its face toward me, and I have the month of July, 1835, before me, and upon glancing along the iigures it is found that the date in question, July 10, 1835, fell upon Friday. The same operation can be followed out in ascertaining the day of the week of any date comprehended in thetable P. It will be seen that by setting the return-pointer to indicate the letter of the current month the calendar may be quickly returned to the current month after it has been used to determine the day of any past or future date.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new isl. An improved calendar comprising the face-plate, the month-plate rigidly connected with the face-plate, the main dial, and the lock-dial connected with and rigid as to roi tary movement with the main dial, all subcasing made in sections and adapted to be opened, provided with a stamp box or compartment and having a face-plate and a main dial, all substantially as set forth. 3. An improved calendar comprising the casing formed with two sections hinged together, the stamp box or comnartmentin one of such sections, the other section being provided with the main dial, the month-plate, and the lock-dial and detent, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

4. An improved calendar comprising the face-plate having an opening and provided adjacent thereto with characters indicating the days of theweek, the main dial journaled in the case and having its front side arranged to show through such opening, provided with the numbers representing the days of the month and provided on its rear side with divisions or sections numbered and provided with designatingletters, the month-plate having anopening with which such sections register and provided along the edge of such opening with the names of the months, and the tables containing the years of the period comprehended in the calendar and provided adjacent the years with the designating-iigure's therefor, substantially as set forth.

5. An improved calendar consisting of the casing, the montlrplate, the lock-dial, and the mainvplate having its edge milled and projecting at its milled edge beyond the casing, all substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

6. The improved calendar herein described, consistingof the casinghavingsectionsjointed to open and provided in one of such sections with a stamp box or compartment provided with an oiled or waxed bottom piece, substantially as set forth.

7. An improved calendar comprising a table of years with a designating character for each year, a month-plate or portion with the months or dial having a series of divisions arranged to register with the month-plate and having designating characters corresponding to those of the year-table, and also having a series of characters registering with the months on the monthplate, and the'lockdial having characters corresponding with those in register with the names of the months, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

8. An improvedcalendar provided with a table and movable parts whereby to determine the days of the week of past or future dates, and having a memorandum or returncheck indicator, whereby the current month position of the parts may be indicated to facilitate the return of the calendar to normal or current position,substantially as set forth.

9. An improved calendar comprising a casing provided with a faceplate and having a month-plate rigid with said faceplate,amain dial arranged and operating between said IOO face-plate 'and month-plate, a notched rlookyear, the same characters being used in desdizil, and a, detenta for engaging such lookignating the months n which the same days dial, substantially as set forth. of the months fall on the same day of the l0. ln a calendar, a main dial provided Week, all substantially as and for the puron one side with the numbers of days in a poses set forth.

month arranged in weeks and provided on GEORGE HENRY MCKEE.

its opposite sides with divisions or sections lVitliesses: numbered and provided each with oharac'ters JAS. C. VILLGOX, corresponding in number fo the months of a E. R. JAMES; 

